ALGS Year 5 Championship crown record-breaking winners Oblivion in Match Point Final
In an ALGS Year 5 Championship full of many, many firsts, a team walked into the arena with a player dressed as a maid and, nine games later, walked back out holding the trophy.
Under the expert guidance of UK coach RubyKaster, Miguel ‘Blinkzr’ Quiles, Bowen ‘Monsoon’ Fuller, and Brandon ‘FunFPS’ Groombridge stand tall as the best Apex Legends team in the world.
From coach to icon: RubyKaster becomes the first woman to win the ALGS Championship
The first historic layer to Oblivion’s ALGS Championship win comes in the form of RubyKaster.
She joined the team in October 2025 to coach Blinkzr, Monsoon, and FunFPS through the brutal Last Chance Qualifiers, as the trio were unable to secure an invitation to Sapporo through Championship points.
After having to crowdfund her plane tickets to Japan (due to EA only paying for player journeys), she stuck by their side through the Group Stage, Winners Bracket, and Losers Bracket, guiding the team to the Match Point Final.
On Sunday, January 18th, she was the only woman to walk out onto the Match Point Final stage.
She walked out as the first woman to win an ALGS LAN title and ALGS Championship.
Her achievement is meaningful in so many ways, finally placing the talented women of competitive Apex Legends on the highest platform imaginable for the world to see.
From first, to first, to first: the impact of a beloved unsigned LCQ team
Oblivion is not only the first team to win a Championship with a woman on its roster. They are also the first unsigned team and the first LCQ team to win an ALGS Championship.
As an LCQ team, they had to fight through highly competitive lobbies to earn an invite to the competition. Only the top two teams in an LCQ, out of 40 competitors, earn that privilege.
After fighting so hard to qualify, they faced yet another barrier to overcome: cost.
Unsigned teams have far fewer resources than those signed to an organisation. They do not have any financial backing other than their own. Furthermore, they do not have bootcamping or practice facilities, no sponsors to provide equipment, nor a salary.
In fact, Monsoon is well-known for his time working as a baker. He even provided B-Stream hosts NiceWigg and Greek with cookies during the ALGS broadcast, which were given rave reviews.
For a team to face so many hurdles, yet still prevail, is the perfect Apex Legends underdog story.
To add at least two more records to boot, it is the first time a player actively competing in two esports titles has won the ALGS Championship, as FunFPS also competes in professional Delta Force.
Of course, it is also the first time a player has entered the ALGS Championship arena dressed in a maid outfit and won.
From maid to medal and from rags to riches, Oblivion’s ALGS win will never be forgotten.
Oblivion’s ALGS win as it happened: their journey through the 9-game Match Point Final
Despite several major teams watching their Championship dreams fade after missing their Match Point Final qualification, Sapporo’s last tournament lobby was packed with powerful Apex Legends teams.
Team Falcons, holding the top spot going into the Match Point Finals, were the hot favourites to win the tournament. However, it was not on the cards, despite their best efforts.
Sapporo’s Final saw them accelerate up the leaderboard in the first two games. They were also the first team to reach the Match Point Threshold in time for Game 6. While the Falcons came painfully close to winning in Game 7, Fnatic brutally halted their trophy by the smallest of margins.
Unfortunately, the team was unable to bounce back in the games that followed, ultimately finishing in 2nd place.
Oblivion began with a three-point Game 1, settling into the Match Point lobby. From there, they achieved an impressive burst across Games 2, 3, and 4, ending all three in the top five, and winning Game 3 outright.
This string of success left them only one point away from the 50-point threshold.
However, their Game 5 ended in an unfortunate early exit with no points. Their Game 6 bounce-back would be their ticket to the 50-point mark.
From there, the goal was simple. They needed to win one game outright to take the trophy.
Hindered by difficult early game fights in Games 7 and 8, it was Game 9 that finally gave them their golden opportunity.
From start to finish, they maintained good positioning and were able to avoid messy pinch points elsewhere on the map as the zone closed. When the final three teams were down to the wire, Oblivion navigated into position and took their long-awaited ALGS win.
Charismatic, beloved, and uplifting: Oblivion’s joy in a well-earned trophy
Sapporo concludes on a high note with Oblivion’s win.
The roster is known for its charisma (particularly the kindly chaotic nature of Monsoon), humour, and existing respect within the Apex Legends community.
All have faced challenges during the Year 5 season, including Monsoon’s brief retirement after his organisation, Complexity, made its shock ALGS exit in June. Yet every member of the roster united in the face of one of the most competitive Championships to date.
After their win, Monsoon professed on stage that they supported each other under the high pressure “with love, friendship, patience, and trust.”
In his words, “above all else, we just want to have fun with each other, and I think that really shined today.”
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